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Between a Rock and a hard place (Read 499 times)

Aug 14^th, 2011 at 9:34pm

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The Rock of Gibraltar was one of the Pillars of Hercules and was known to the Romans as Mons Calpe. To the Phoenicians, it marked one limit of the known world. Today, it is a Crown property of the United Kingdom, bordering Spain and marking the southernmost tip of the Iberian peninsula.

RAF Station Gibraltar, adjacent to the monolith, served and continues to serve as a base of operations for the Royal Air Force. Here, a Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R1 circles for approach.

(Interesting side note -- the runway of RAF Gibralter, now used by civilian airlines as well as the Royal Air Force, intersects Gibraltar's main road. Ground traffic is interrupted for every takeoff and landing! Grin

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Thanks to Simshed for their Nimrod package, and to the creators of ENB Bloom and the FSX water package!

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Reply #1 - Aug 14^th, 2011 at 9:38pm

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Nice Shot! The water and clouds turned out perfectly!

On a diffrent note, why is your landing gear down?

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Reply #2 - Aug 14^th, 2011 at 9:48pm

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Thanks

Preparing for landing...the airfield's quite close, actually, just behind the Rock. Also, it looks hella cool Cool

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Reply #3 - Aug 14^th, 2011 at 10:34pm

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ballistahurl wrote on Aug 14^th, 2011 at 9:48pm:

Thanks

Preparing for landing...the airfield's quite close, actually, just behind the Rock. Also, it looks hella cool Cool

Ah! And you've got that right!

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Reply #4 - Aug 20^th, 2011 at 1:38am

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ballistahurl You really need to stop posting in the contest forums. You are not giving anyone else a chance Cool

Most people think that flying a plane is dangerous, except pilots because they know how easy it is.
Arguing with a pilot is like wrestling with a pig in the mud, after a while you begin to think the pig likes it.

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Reply #5 - Aug 21^st, 2011 at 11:29am